In the last decades the interest of the scientific community in characterizing, monitoring and
conserving objects belonging to Cultural Heritage has continuously increased. In fact there …

Infrared thermography (IRT) is a non-destructive technique that has recently been
extensively applied to the investigation of cultural heritage. It provides information on the …

Gelatin from saithe (Pollachius virens) skin, with high mineral content, was characterized
and compared to marine gelatin from the market. As expected, gelatin extracted from the …

Green chemistry is considered a suitable approach for the sustainable preparation of
nanoparticles (NPs) attributable to it is safe and clean technique. In the present work, tea …

Leather artefacts, archaeological, historical or modern, are prone to microbiological attack
which could lead to irreversible degradation. Previous studies performed on new leather …

Luminos is the Open Access monograph publishing program from UC Press. Luminos
provides a framework for preserving and reinvigorating monograph publishing for the future …

Micro DSC measurements were used to investigate the synergistic effects of temperature
and relative humidity on deterioration of parchment. Samples were obtained by exposing …

This study aimed to evaluate for the first time the antimicrobial activity of lemongrass oil in its
normal (Lg-EO) and nanoform (Lg-NE) against four microbial strains previously isolated from …

In this study we used an analytical approach based on complementary techniques that
targets all structural levels of collagen in leather to investigate how vegetable-tanned leather …

It is essential to establish an appropriate conservation method to reduce the deterioration of
leather-made artifact and extend its lifetime. The restoration and consolidation of historic …